Today I’m linking up with They Call Me Mummy and her momfessionals. Here’s a story about a not so great step parent, Me.- Before I had any idea what I was doing, I was in charge of someone else’s child. It was tough and I messed it up, pretty badly at times. Do you think I damaged her much? …
Sir Lickalot-Special Dog
We love Sir Lickalot, we really do, he’s our special child. I’ve told his story before which you can read here but in short he has brain damage from abuse when he was a puppy. We got him at 10mths and he’d already had a hard life. We have no idea what really happened to him but even 5 years …
I Survived My First ‘Real’ Subway Breakdown
I had my first bonafide, actual, stuck in the tunnel subway ride on the weekend. We were headed downtown for some awesome family weekend activity, when between 86th and 81st the train came to a screeching halt. Now I wasn’t too concerned to start with because as millions of strap-hangers know, the MTA sucks. Trains stop, then go and some …
Why I Haven’t Watched TV in a Week
We are a techno family, we’re early adopters of technology, we’re on the cutting edge. Ok when I say ‘we’ I’m totally using the Royal ‘WE’. What I mean is The King is a techno man, he’s an early adopter of technology, he gets all the beta tests of programs to try. I get the benefits of this by association. …
Reason # 73 for Being Crazy
Sir Lickalot has a girlfriend, He doesn’t see her much because we can’t handle the stress but when he does, he’s an all or nothing boy! Miss Vegas belongs to the Princess and when she’s in da house, it’s total KAOS. The kids want her attention, Sir Lickalot wants her attention. I just wanna reach for something fully bodied and …
5 Things I’m Gonna do When the Kids Go Back to School
Let’s face it , we’re all happy the summer is over. As parents, the long summer break is daunting and oh so painful. Yes at first we’re all happy to be done with the school year and the early mornings, lunches and all that goes with it. The novelty of that wears off within a week or 2 and there’s …
It’s a Full House
The Princess arrived from OZ this week, just after us. She has business to attend to and friends to see. While she’s sorting out her apartment she’s bunking in with us. It’s just like the old days. The King and I, The Princess, Grand Master D, Miss Gremlin, Sir Lickalot, who becomes Sir Droolalot, when the fluffbag, Vegas is in …
Australian Flora Abound
On the final farm walk this trip I took some pics of some of the flora growing on the farm. Over the years it has regenerated all over the property. It wasn’t really there when I was a kid. It looks so pretty. The Wattle:
Cook with Ma-If You Dare
Miss Gremlin and Grand Master D did some cooking on the last night with Ma. They had a cake mix for a vanilla loaf cake. Ma didn’t have a loaf tin so they made cupcakes instead.
Finding the Fun in Farmwork
Grand Master D especially but Miss Gremlin too, have been pestering me to let them split logs. I have avoided it because it can be dangerous, however at Uncle Glenn’s all the boys went out and felled a tree, cut it up and brought it back. Then the kids had the task of splitting all the wood for the fire …